This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly, Tribune News Service Apr 9, 2026 2 hrs ago 0 1 of 2 "The Meaning of Your Life" by Arthur C. Brooks (Penguin Random House/TNS) Penguin Random House/TNS/TNS "Starside" by Alex Aster. (HarperCollins Publishers/TNS) HarperCollins Publishers/TNS/TNS Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Publishers Weekly, Tribune News Service Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, April 4, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana.kAmW#6AC:?E65 7C@> !F3=:D96CD (66<=J[ AF3=:D965 3J !(IJK {{r] © a_ae[ !(IJK {{r]Xk^AmkAmwp#sr~'t# uxr%x~}k^AmkAm`] Q$E2CD:56 Ws6=FI6 {:>:E65 t5:E:@?XQ 3J p=6I pDE6C WpG@?X {2DE H66<i —k^Am kAma] Q%96 }:89E (6 |6E Ws6=FI6 t5:E:@?XQ 3J p33J y:>6?6K Wu@C6G6CX {2DE H66<i `k^Am People are also reading… Friday Five: Traffic, a new restaurant, houses and more The Cheesecake Factory expanding with possible Concord Mills location Key UNC basketball guard makes decision on future New Northwest area elementary school key project for CCS Cabarrus County roads to receive upgrades Down payment aid package launches in Cabarrus County, expanding homeownership access Free West Avenue express shuttles return to Downtown Kannapolis Cabarrus employee named N.C. Environmental Educator of the Year Trump issues an expletive-filled threat against Iran as details of US aviator's rescue emerge Concord-Kannapolis and Charlotte region outpaced most US metro areas for 5-year growth Rowan-Cabarrus YMCA honors lifesaving efforts, community impact at annual meeting Sisters become neighbors in WeBuild Concord homes Trump issues fiery new threat against Iran as details of US aviator's rescue emerge Top 5 can't-miss experiences at AutoFair at Charlotte Motor Speedway Cabarrus Calendar kAmb] Q%96 r@CC6DA@?56?Ei p }@G6=Q 3J ':C8:?:2 tG2?D WrC@H?X {2DE H66<i bk^AmkAmc] Q%96 z66A6Ci p }@G6=Q 3J %2?2 uC6?49 W':<:?8X {2DE H66<i —k^AmkAmd] QyF586 $E@?6i p }@G6=Q 3J ':@=2 s2G:D 2?5 y2>6D !2EE6CD@? W{:EE=6[ qC@H?X {2DE H66<i ak^AmkAme] Q&AH2C5 q@F?5i p }@G6=Q 3J (@@5J qC@H? Ww@82CE9X {2DE H66<i —k^Am kAmf] Qr:?56C '2=6Q 3J r2C@=:?6 !64<92> 2?5 $FD2??6 '2=6?E: Wz:?8’D w@==@HX {2DE H66<i —k^AmkAmg] Q#2:? @7 $925@HD 2?5 t?5:?8D Ws6=FI6 $A64:2= t5:E:@?XQ 3J |6=:DD2 z] #@69C:49 Wz6?D:?8E@?X {2DE H66<i —k^Am kAmh] Qq6EH66? %H@ u:C6DQ 3J r9C:DE@A96C qF69=>2? W}:89E7:C6X {2DE H66<i `hk^AmkAm`_] Q%9:D z:?85@> (:== }@E z:== |6Q 3J x=@?2 p?5C6HD W%@CX {2DE H66<i —k^Am kAmwp#sr~'t# }~}uxr%x~}k^AmkAm`] Q%96 |62?:?8 @7 *@FC {:76i u:?5:?8 !FCA@D6 :? 2? p86 @7 t>AE:?6DDQ 3J pCE9FC r] qC@@<D W!@CE7@=:@X {2DE H66<i —k^AmkAma] Q!92D6Di p |6>@:CQ 3J qC2?5J Ww2?@G6C $BF2C6X {2DE H66<i —k^AmkAmb] Q%96 p?2E@>J @7 pH2<6?:?8i %96 d w:556? r@56D E@ p4E:G2E6 $6=7\w62=:?8[ &?=@4< *@FC w:896C r@?D4:@FD?6DD[ 2?5 {:G6 *@FC s:G:?6 s6DE:?JQ 3J $F6 |@CE6C Ww2J w@FD6X {2DE H66<i `k^Am kAmc] Q$EC2?86CDi p |6>@:C @7 |2CC:286Q 3J q6==6 qFC56? Ws:2=X {2DE H66<i fk^AmkAmd] Q!DJ49656=:4 %96C2AJi p #6G@=FE:@?2CJ pAAC@249 E@ #6DE@C:?8 *@FC |6?E2= w62=E9 2?5 #64=2:>:?8 *@FC {:76Q 3J (:== '2? s6CG66C 2?5 z6:E9 zFC=2?56C W$92>392=2X {2DE H66<i —k^AmkAme] Q{6EVD v6E r@@<:?8i tG6CJ52J |62=D[ %:ADJ u2G@C:E6D 2?5 r@>7@CE u@@5 rC2G:?8DQ 3J #6>: rCFK !2CD@?D W$:>@? t=6>6?EX {2DE H66<i —k^AmkAmf] Q$EC:AA65 s@H?i &?7:=E6C65 2?5 &?2A@=@86E:4Q 3J qF??:6 )@ Ws6J $EC66EX {2DE H66<i bk^Am kAmg] Q~A6? E@ (@C<i w@H E@ v6E p9625 :? E96 p86 @7 pxQ 3J #J2? #@D=2?D<J 2?5 p?66D9 #2>2? Ww2CA6C qFD:?6DDX {2DE H66<i —k^Am kAmh] Qr2A:E2=:D> u@C p==i x?4=FD:G6 t4@?@>:4D 2?5 E96 uFEFC6\!C@@7:?8 @7 p>6C:42Q 3J y@9? w@A6 qCJ2?E W(:=6JX {2DE H66<i —k^AmkAm`_] Qp (@C=5 pAA62CDi p y@FC?6J :?E@ r@?D4:@FD?6DDQ 3J |:4926= !@==2? W!6?8F:? !C6DDX {2DE H66<i hk^AmkAm000k^Am 0 Comments Stay up-to-date on what's happening Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular George Takei’s book chosen for ‘West Coast’s largest book club’ SEATTLE — George Takei was 5 years old when he heard U.S. soldiers, who carried rifles with bayonets, pounding on the door of his home in Los …
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